Shannon S. Cross

SHANNON S. CROSS is a Director and Senior Analyst covering imaging
technology in Merrill Lynch’s Equity Research group. She initiated
coverage of the imaging technology group in November 2001. Ms. Cross
joined Merrill Lynch in August 1997 as an Industry Analyst in the Equity
Telecom Services Research Group. Her career at Merrill Lynch was
preceded by work in the Business Development group of Teleport
Communications Group, where she was a Manager working on strategic
development and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Cross earned an MA in
Political Science from Columbia University and a BA in Political Economy
from the University of California, Berkeley.